HITCH the movie!Started by Leigh TarrantDon't worry - if you see this advertised, its only the new Will Smith movie about a male sexual advice therapist, and NOT anything to do with our belo... (click to view)

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30th March 2005

CHATHAM WEEKEND REMINDERStarted by Alan CritchleyA quick reminder of the AZW Event at the Royal Engineers Museum in Chatham this coming weekend. I have added details of the times of lectures and disp... (click to view)

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29th March 2005

Officers rank badgesStarted by RichardThis question may have been asked before, but anyway here goes.
In the Victorian British Army where did officers wear their rank badges? I know that ... (click to view)Latest Post: 30th March 2005

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29th March 2005

Feature in today's Daily MailStarted by Phil ReadJust a piece of info if anyone is interested:
For anyone in the UK, or outside if you can get a copy, the Daily Mail is this week printing extract... (click to view)Latest Post: 11th April 2005

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28th March 2005

If not original tunics, what about the rifles?Started by Bill M.I note from the post below, that original Isandhlwana tunics are apparently not known to exist. However, are there any Martini-Henrys around that mig... (click to view)Latest Post: 1st April 2005

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28th March 2005

Ownership and use of AZW type revolversStarted by CollDue to present gun laws is it possible to own working models of AZW related revolvers, or are they maybe included in the concealed firearms category a... (click to view)Latest Post: 8th April 2005

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27th March 2005

WagesStarted by TrevorAnyone know what the actors and extra's got payed for making ZULU?
I'll bet the clever ones took a % of the box office. And I'll bet Stanley Baker wa... (click to view)Latest Post: 4th April 2005

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26th March 2005

Original tunicsStarted by Michael KentForgive me for sounding morbid but were any of the tunics worn by those killed at Isandlwana recovered and do they reside in a museum and on view?... (click to view)Latest Post: 16th April 2005

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26th March 2005

last standStarted by kieranat the end of the movie zulu you see the regement in that 3 lines thing were ones knelling ones standing and the other on firing steps did this last b... (click to view)Latest Post: 1st April 2005

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25th March 2005

original drawing of the 24th at klipdrift 1876Started by grahamhi there
i have in my pocession an ink drawing showing the 24th regt camped at klipdrift in 1876. it is inscribed in the bottom lefthand corner &quo... (click to view)Latest Post: 1st April 2005

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25th March 2005

The Transvaal Boers of 1879Started by Paul CubbinI find the C19th Boers an interesting people. They left their European homes, for one reason or another, in order to start a new life in southern Afri... (click to view)Latest Post: 4th April 2005

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24th March 2005

Was he there?Started by Neil RaaffHi All,
I have a bit of a poser for all of the medal collectors/researchers on this forum. My father aquired an SAGS some years ago named to &quo... (click to view)Latest Post: 27th March 2005

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24th March 2005

ARCHIBALD BEVERIDGE - BRITISH ARMYStarted by Margaret SparksI have been told my grandfather lost a leg in a battle in India in the late 1890s but I have exhausted my search to try and confirm this. He was from... (click to view)Latest Post: 24th March 2005

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23rd March 2005

ZULU 1963 'making of' by TV crew...Started by Leigh TarrantCan anyone enlighten me on this little film that I sadly never got to see or read about. I believe it was a healthy 23 minutes?? Pity it couldn't hav... (click to view)Latest Post: 24th March 2005

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23rd March 2005

ZULU 1963 'making of' by TV crew...Started by Leigh TarrantCan anyone enlighten me on this little film that I sadly never got to see or read about. I believe it was a healthy 23 minutes?? Pity it couldn't hav... (click to view)

Inert-Firing a Martini HenryStarted by George HulmesAfter speaking with Graham Cole about acquiring an inert Boxer-Henry cartridge to test the action on my Martini Henry, I've finally been able to do so... (click to view)Latest Post: 23rd March 2005

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22nd March 2005

Durnford/CusterStarted by Tony AshfordForgive me if this has been commented on before and on a slightly trivial note, has anyone noticed the resemblance between Colonel Durnford and Genera... (click to view)Latest Post: 25th March 2005

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21st March 2005

The Importance of InitiativeStarted by Paul CubbinMuch is made of the superiority of Imperial weaponry in the AZW and its devastating effect on the enemy - and rightly so. However, despite poor traini... (click to view)Latest Post: 22nd March 2005

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21st March 2005

Not Zulu related but a lovely item...Started by PaulMedal presented to Frank Beck Sandringham KIA 1915 - Museum piece, possibly given to Beck by Royal Family Item number: 6520346221
... (click to view)Latest Post: 22nd March 2005